Hawaii County police are awaiting toxicology results in the suspected fentanyl overdose death Thursday of a 56-year-old Hilo inmate whose 41-year-old cellmate, Izaiah Shields, allegedly smuggled fentanyl inside his body onto a plane and into the Hawaii Community Correctional Center.
A Kailua-Kona couple charged with drug offenses in connection with two suspected fentanyl overdoses — one fatal, at Hawaii Community Correctional Center — has a date today in Hilo District Court.